The land records of the BLM is for federal land grants. Some states such as Texas were state land grants. A portion of some states may contain federal lands and be included in the BLM records. Virginia was a state land grant as were many of the early colonial areas prior to the Revolutionary War and the establishment of the federal government. Poldi On Tue, Jun 12, 2012 at 7:01 PM, Vivian <vivm2007@woh.rr.com> wrote: > Virginia land records are available at the Library of Virginia website. > http://lva1.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/F > Many of the original deeds are online > > On 6/12/2012 7:39 PM, Nancy Hansen wrote: > > Bev, > > > > When I search on Virginia, Tenn & Texas. I only get 1 or 2 counties to > > choose from. Is that your experience? > > > > Nan > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: sc-bushriverquakers-bounces@rootsweb.com > > [mailto:sc-bushriverquakers-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Beverly > > Rampey > > Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2012 4:22 PM > > To: sc-bushriverquakers@rootsweb.com > > Subject: [SC-BUSHRIVERQUAKERS] Brenda Brazell's request > > > > To check on where the land for your ancestor may have been, go to the > Bureau > > of Land Management, Department of the Interior's website and look for the > > state and then for the name. There are worlds of information there. We > > have tracked our ancestors' moves across from Virginia to Missouri by the > > land purchases they have made. We have also been able to get copies of > the > > actual purchase agreements which show the various Presidents who were > > serving when the purchases were made. It's a great little piece of > American > > history. > > > > Bev Rampey > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > SC-BUSHRIVERQUAKERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without > > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SC-BUSHRIVERQUAKERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SC-BUSHRIVERQUAKERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- "She is insane, of course. The family history has become a mania for her." Hercule Poirot http://www.FrontPorchRockerNews.blogspot.com http://www.familytreedna.com/public/Langford This project includes Lankford spelling also. "Truth and reason are eternal. They have prevailed. And they will eternally prevail; however, in times and places they may be overborne for a while by violence, military, civil, or ecclesiastical." --Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson, 1810